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Government Claims for Clean-Up Costs Related to Cold-War-Era Contracts Rebuffed

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 10.10.12

On September 30, a federal court dismissed the government's claims for clean-up costs associated with groundwater contamination resulting from Cold-War-era Air Force contracts for certain rockets. Dismissal of the government's claims, which alleged perchlorate and trichloroethylene contamination, was based in part on "hold harmless" language in Air Force facilities contracts and continues the trend of recent decisions in cases involving the government's obligation to pay for environmental remediation costs stemming from work performed under government contracts.


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Client Alert | 2 min read | 11.11.26

President Trump Nominates Peter Feldman to Serve as CPSC Chairman and Commissioner

On November 10, 2026, President Trump nominated Peter A. Feldman to serve as Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and to serve another seven-year term as Commissioner. The nominations signal the administration's intent to maintain continuity of leadership at the CPSC during a period of heightened regulatory activity. ...